SJB MP Ranjan Ramanayake will not be allowed to attend Parliament until Court delivers a verdict, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena informed Parliament yesterday (10).

Justice Minister Ali Sabry, PC told Parliament yesterday that there are no political prisoners in Sri Lanka.

Five more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in Sri Lanka, the Department of Government Information confirmed a short while ago.

People who die of COVID-19 would be allowed to be buried, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said today.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed twelve new High Court Judges, the President’s Media Division said.

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) arrested a 39-year- old suspect in connection with re-exporting 23 container loads of areca nuts worth Rs. 300 million illegally.

Governor of Uva Province A.J.M. Muzammil has temporarily suspended all functions of Badulla Municipal Council with immediate effect from today (February 10).

The Cabinet of Ministers will be called for a special meeting to discuss the report submitted by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) on the Easter Sunday terror attacks, which took the lives of 270 Sri Lankans and foreign nationals in 2019.

Five more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in Sri Lanka, the Department of Government Information confirmed a short while ago.

The Attorney General has directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to conclude criminal investigations of grave crimes and drug offenses within 3 months.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is due to arrive in Sri Lanka on 22 February, on the invitation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, is scheduled to address Sri Lanka Parliament on 24th February at 2:00 p.m., Government sources said.

Police has decided to take action against persons who organise events and mass gatherings to celebrate the Valentine’s Day.

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) claimed yesterday that Industries Minister Wimal Weerawansa has no right to comment regarding any matter related to the SLPP and he must seek public forgiveness on the statement made to a weekend newspaper stating that the Party Leadership of the SLPP should be handed over to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa from Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

A senior Sri Lankan church official has asked President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to give him access to a presidential commission’s report on Easter Sunday bomb attacks in 2019 that killed more than 260 people, including churchgoers.

Nine more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in Sri Lanka, the Department of Government Information confirmed a short while ago.

Steps are being taken to provide COVID-19 vaccine to all citizens between the ages 30 and 60 years from March 1, State Minister Dr. Sudarshani Fernandopulle said.